Everton may stay at Goodison Park as stadium uncertainty continues

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Everton have gone back to the drawing board in a bid to resolve their long-running stadium saga, with the redevelopment of their 118-year-old Goodison Park home again among the options under consideration.

Bill Kenwright, the chairman, said two years ago that his dreams of redeveloping Everton’s present ground had given way to pragmatism as the club pursued a new 50,000- capacity stadium in Kirkby.

But with the Government having vetoed that project in November after a public inquiry, Robert Elstone, the Everton chief executive, has said that a series of new proposals are being considered, including the option of redeveloping